leave out
phrasal verb
left out; leaving out; leaves out
: to not include or mention (someone or something)
The movie leaves a lot out of the story.
Did everyone get a piece of cake? I don't want to leave anyone out.
They always leave her out of the conversation.
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That left out teams like Notre Dame, BYU, Vanderbilt, and Texas—four programs that didn’t always make things easy on themselves but would likely be heavy favorites in a head-to-head matchup against either of those two schools.
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
The final rankings were unveiled on Sunday, and Notre Dame and Texas were among those left out.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Paris, as a city that saw itself as a leader of fashion, couldn’t possibly be left out.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Despite winning every game for nearly three months, Notre Dame dropped behind Miami in the final CFP rankings and was left out of the 12-team bracket entirely.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
The final rankings were unveiled on Sunday, and Notre Dame and Texas were among those left out.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Paris, as a city that saw itself as a leader of fashion, couldn’t possibly be left out.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Despite winning every game for nearly three months, Notre Dame dropped behind Miami in the final CFP rankings and was left out of the 12-team bracket entirely.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Leave out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20out. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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